Long before dawn arrived, the night sky was filled with little stars. Most were just hanging there for the sake of hanging around---not exactly your twinkle, twinkle ones. Yet three were shining brighter than others. They stood out in the celestial crowd. Each with symmetrically five points, pointing to the east, aiming at the west, looking down, gazing further up......and they were all yellow. Oh so mellow while others were frowning with envy. The perpetual virgin was nowhere to be fou... read more

The sun was shining brightly w/ a gentle breeze caressing the tall grass as I wandered the fields of Burgundy. Not a cloud in the sky. A certain stillness permeated the air, punctuated by the occasional songs of birds singing in the distant trees. There was hardly a soul in sight. All was calm, for neither the past nor the future was relevant. The clarity of the heavens above mirrored that of the mind, soothing the senses. The words I often heard, the beauty of silence, which never m... read more